Advantages: Beautifully shot and acted Disadvantages: Requires time and patience
...between the two parties and Barry is forced to move from his home town.
His fortunes take a turn for the worst and he ends up in the army, where the glory appeals to him until during a battle he finds out the true cost of war.
War is an often used theme for Stanley Kubrick and while not gruesome in any way the futility of war is perfectly portrayed.
From his experiences of war he decides that he no longer wants to live such a life and only to ... ...film follows what happens to Barry after he has attained all the wealth he desires but through his nature, and cruelty (especially to his step son) loses it all.
He manages to alienate himself from the upper class he has tried so hard to impress and he has a major disaster in his life that sets in motion his demise.
He aspires to a peerage and this almost ruins him.
Ultimately he gets what he deserves, he is an anti-hero, just like Alex from Clockwork ...
sandyback75 12.10.2005 (20.10.2005)
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Advantages: It's Kubrick doing what he does best Disadvantages: It's quite long and slow
...known work, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon which tells the tale of an Irish commoner making his way through the English aristocracy. A great innovation by Kubrick specifically for this film was to use a special lens which was initially designed for NASA, a lens capable of allowing more light in than was standard on cameras then. Coupled with the stunning locations used throughout, it must be said that this film is one of the finest shot pieces you will ... ...his rich body of work, Barry Lyndon features film making at it's finest, outstanding performances from it's cast, stunning cinematography and excellent use of music. The costume drama might not be everyone's taste, particularly as the film is quite slow moving and very long but just as Kubrick could reinvent the science fiction, the war or the comedy genre, here too he creates a film like no other. ...
psymonb 22.04.2009
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